Have you thought about a career as a laboratory technician?
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  • August 21st, 2023

What are you looking for? Did you know that training in a laboratory could get a job in a range of industries, The scope of career opportunities by undertaking laboratory and pathology training is huge! Have a look below at some of the industries you could work in. Thank you to our friends at LTT...

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Top Tips to Parents: National Skills Week
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  • September 3rd, 2022

The role of the parent is so important There are over half a million students in Year 11 and 12 in Australia, and every one of those students is on the cusp of some serious decision making (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021). Whether they’ve got a clear idea of what they want to do once...

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Helping high school students choose a career
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  • August 31st, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   There may be a lot of things that teenagers don’t want to get help from their parents about, but career advice is not one of them. In fact, parents are the number one source of information and the biggest influencer in their post-school job and study decisions. Maybe all those times...

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VET pathways to go to university can kickstart your career
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  • August 29th, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   Many students face a choice when they finish school and are contemplating further study – go to university and get a degree, or pursue a qualification through vocational education and training. However, there is no need to choose at all. Contrary to the myth that you can’t go to university if...

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The new-age careers emerging in human services
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  • August 29th, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   If you had told your grandparents when they were growing up that one day there would be workers employed to help them stay fit, coaching them to run and lift weights, they probably would not have been able to imagine it. But personal trainer today is an important job and a...

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Generating skills for renewable energy industries
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  • August 23rd, 2022

Research and development projects are underway in a range of renewable energy industries and these will offer job opportunities in the years ahead. TAFE SA is working with industry to identify current and future training requirements and have representatives working with several industry research groups including the Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT...

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Jobs in the mines are not what you think
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  • August 22nd, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   Think mining jobs and most people will imagine a man covered in black coal dust while wearing a hard hat. A job in the mining industry today could not be further from that image – especially as coal is not even one of Australia’s top three mined products. In the future,...

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Clean, renewable energy is creating jobs in Australia
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  • August 19th, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   One of the world’s biggest crises today is tackling climate change and reducing emissions, but out of the bad news comes good things for those looking for a sustainable career. The clean energy industry in Australia is going from strength to strength, with more than 100,000 new jobs said to be...

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The skills, jobs and careers of the future that do not yet exist
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  • August 16th, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   We all know that computers and automation will play a big role in the jobs of tomorrow. But the future is not as computerised as it may seem. For each job or task taken over by a computer, automation or artificial intelligence, workers will be needed to operate the computer or...

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The Benefits of Apprenticeships and Traineeships
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  • August 13th, 2022

If you’re in year 10, 11 or 12, you might be sick of hearing career advice coming at you from all sides. We get it! Everyone’s got their opinions and they’ve just got to tell you about it. Far be it for us to tell you what to do. We’re just gonna lay out some...

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Digital skills lead the way for careers of the future
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  • August 12th, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   From TikTok to Netflix, autonomous cars to surgical robots – technology is playing an increasingly important role in our lives. Behind every video shared on social media, and computerised medical tool that helps us live longer and healthier lives, is a worker with the digital skills to create it. The digital...

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Kickstarting careers and gaining qualifications, all while you’re still at school
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  • August 5th, 2022

Author: Cara Jenkin   Thousands of Australian high school students are getting a taste of their desired careers, a head start on the study and training required for these jobs, or basic practical skills to help them get started in the world of work. They are completing vocational education and training qualifications while they are...

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